Our Leadership

Kids’ Chance of Nebraska is governed by a group of volunteer directors from a wide variety of organizations throughout the workers compensation industry. Within the organization, various committees exist to raise funds and awareness and to administer scholarship decisions.

Board of Directors

Thomas B. Shires, Partner

President

Baylor Evnen Wolfe & Tannehill, LLP
1248 O St., Ste. 900
Lincoln, NE 68508
402-475-1075 (W)

Shawn Wills

Treasurer & Past President

Medical Service Quotes
Omaha, NE 68114
888.894.3599 Ext. (846) (W)
402-290-8662 (M) 

Anne Arnolde

Werner Enterprises
14507 Frontier Road
Omaha, NE  68138

Joseph Dowding

Past-President

Dowding, Dowding, Dowding & Urbom
201 N 8th Street, Suite 242
Lincoln, NE 68510-3103
402-477-1010

Eric Fitch

Scholarship Committee

Paradigm Outcomes
12305 Read Street
Omaha, NE 68142
925-677-4766 (W)
402-677-9252 (M)

Duana Freeman

UNICO
1128 Lincoln Mall, Suite 200
Lincoln, NE 68508
402-434-7200 (W)

Jay Gates, CPCU, ARM, AIC

Arthur J. Gallagher
10050 Regency Cir. #300
Omaha, NE 68114
402-829-1114 (W

Renee Ginal MBA, CPCU, AU-M

FNIC – Trusted Insurance Advisors
14010 FNB Parkway | Suite 300
Omaha | NE | 68154
402-861-7053 (W)
402-861-7357 (M)

Scott Holbrook

Paulsen, Inc.
1116 East HWY 30
P.O. Box 17
Cozad, NE 69130
308-325-1344 (M)

Dallas Jones

Past President, Outreach Committee

Baylor Evnen Wolfe & Tannehill, LLP
1248 O Street, Suite 600
Lincoln, NE 68508-1499
402-458-2109 (W)

Cheri Lenhoff

Scholarship Committee Chair

Risk Administration Services (RAS)
5542 NW Fairway Drive
Lincoln, NE 68521
402-304-5434

Cadrien Livingston

Past President, Past Scholarship Recipient

Joyful Acres
Hubbard, NE 68701
402-300-0987

Blake Maaske

Dowding, Dowding, Dowding & Urbom
201 N 8th Street, Suite 242
Lincoln, NE 68510-3103

Jeff Magee, CIC, MBA, RWCS

Past President

SFM Mutual Insurance Company
3500 American Blvd. W Suite 700
Bloomington, MN 55431
952-838-4289 (W)

Chris Smith

Past President

CIC, Lincoln Branch Manager
201 N 8th Street, Suite 242
Lincoln, NE 68510-3103
402-861-7147 (W)
402-290-0627 (M)

Karen Stricklett

Scholarship Committee

Stricklett & Associates
14710 W Dodge Road, Suite 201
Omaha, NE 68154
800-354-0519 x 13 (W)
402-493-8686 (M)

Don Terry

Past President

QLI
6404 N 70th Plaza
Omaha, NE 68104
402-573-2175 (W)

Laureen Van Norman

Scholarship Chair

Workers’ Compensation Judge (retired)
402-450-9596

William Vodvarka
Origin Specialty
Head of Workers’ Compensation Claims
402-202-6559 (W)